Schools in Merced, CA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Allan Peterson Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	559	87	A
Franklin Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–03	591	83	A
Independence High (Alternative)	Merced Union High	09–12	186	82	A
Sequoia High	Merced Union High	09–12	97	72	A
El Capitan High	Merced Union High	09–12	1,853	69	A
Plainsburg Union Elementary	Plainsburg Union Elementary	KG–08	107	68	A
John Muir Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	586	63	A
Leontine Gracey Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	521	63	A
Luther Burbank Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	647	61	A
Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	565	60	A
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	674	51	A
Merced High	Merced Union High	09–12	1,827	48	A
Alicia Reyes Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	638	46	A
Farmdale Elementary	Weaver Union	KG–05	938	43	A
Ada Givens Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	615	42	A
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	851	38	A
Charles Wright Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	569	37	A
Pioneer Elementary	Weaver Union	KG–05	1,066	37	A
Merced County Special Education	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	808	34	A
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	616	32	A
John C. Fremont Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	545	29	A
Joe Stefani	Merced City Elementary	03–06	639	28	A
Tenaya Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	562	24	A
Golden Valley High	Merced Union High	09–12	1,869	21	A
Yosemite High (Continuation)	Merced Union High	09–12	269	19	A
Don Stowell Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	532	15	A
Rudolph Rivera Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	577	15	A
Weaver Middle	Weaver Union	06–08	969	13	A
Herbert Hoover Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	619	10	A
Come Back Charter	Merced County Office of Education	09–12	75	— insufficient data	C
McSwain Elementary	McSwain Union Elementary	KG–08	830	— insufficient data	D
Merced City School District Community Day	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	12	— insufficient data	C
Merced County Juvenile Court	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	23	— insufficient data	C
Merced County ROP	Merced County ROP	11–12		— insufficient data
Merced Scholars Charter	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	281	— insufficient data	D
Valley Merced Community	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	178	— insufficient data	C
Weaver Preschool	Weaver Union	M–M		— insufficient data	C